Mike Maharrey
Mike Maharrey is a journalist and market analyst for MoneyMetals.com with over a decade of experience in precious metals. He holds a BS in accounting from the University of Kentucky and a BA in journalism from the University of South Florida.
Articles by Mike Maharrey
Mike Maharrey begins this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo by pointing out a paradox. Rising consumer debt is often reported as good news, framed as a sign of economic confidence. Analysts cheer when people borrow more, saying it...
The U.S. Department of the Interior has proposed adding silver to its list of critical minerals. The list, established in 2017, guides federal strategy, investment, and mine permitting decisions.According to a Department of the...
Declining South African mine output is contributing to the structural deficit in the platinum market, and the situation isn’t likely to improve soon.Platinum demand outstripped supply for the third straight year in 2024.Platinum...
We know that people have valued gold and silver for thousands of years, but new evidence reveals that people were using the metals in a much more sophisticated way earlier than originally thought.French researchers have found the oldest...
Corporate bankruptcies hit a 14-year high in 2024, and the pace continued through the first seven months of 2025.This should throw cold water on those who imagine the U.S. economy is booming, and it underscores the Catch-22 facing the...
Iran has found a solution to its inflation problem.Just lop some zeros off the currency.A parliamentary economics committee recently approved a bill to re-denominate the rial. The new currency would retain the name, but one new rial would...
Producer prices rose significantly more than expected in July, throwing markets into turmoil and calling into question what seemed like an almost certain Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September.The big jump in wholesale price...
Uncle Sam is cashing in on tariff revenue, but it’s not keeping up with his out-of-control spending habits.Despite triple the amount of tariff income, the July budget deficit surged to $294.14 billion, 19 percent higher than a year...
The July CPI data indicated moderate price inflation and boosted optimism for a September interest rate cut, even though monetary inflation is on the upswing. There were no big surprises in the July CPI data, with the numbers...
There were more warning signs in the bond market last week when the U.S. held an auction and the world yawned.Analysts called the 10-year Treasury auction “soft.” In a nutshell, investors snubbed Uncle Sam, forcing bond yields even higher...
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